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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2004
Chadwick A. Shaffer, Oakdale, MN (US);
John O. Hurst, Savage, MN (US);
Chadwick A. Shaffer, Oakdale, MN (US);
John O. Hurst, Savage, MN (US);
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Abstract
A handle having an adjustable shaft wherein the overall length of the shaft and/or the angular relationship of portions of the shaft can be varied by a user of an associated tool. In one embodiment, the handle includes a first tube, a second tube connected to a working unit of a portable tool, and wherein a portion of the second tube is telescopically received into the first tube. A coupling is provided to receive a portion of the first tube and the second tube. The coupling has a pin stop which engages a pin connected to one of the tubes and defines a limit of a range of relative rotational motion between the first tube and the second tube. In one embodiment, the upper tubular portion of the handle and a control grip are capable of being rotated relative to a working unit.